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Species Facklamia miroungae
Name: Facklamia miroungae Hoyles et al. 2001
Etymology: mi.ro.un’gae. N.L. gen. fem. n. miroungae, of Mirounga, named because the organism was isolated from the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mi-ro-UN-ga͡e, feminine
Type strain: A/G13/99/2; ATCC BAA-466; CCUG 42728; CIP 106764
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ277381
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Hoyles L, Foster G, Falsen E, Thomson LF, Collins MD. Facklamia miroungae sp. nov., from a juvenile southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1401-1403. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Facklamia Collins et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Hoyles L, Foster G, Falsen E, Thomson LF, Collins MD. Facklamia miroungae sp. nov., from a juvenile southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1401-1403. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 783828
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